Endorsements from every major metal roof manufacturer, extensive load-testing and 2+ GW of engineered PV installations prove S-5’s durability and explain its use in critical applications like fall-restraint and snow retention. The company’s commitment to excellence is evidenced by industry leadership in ASTM, ASCE, SEIA, MBMA, NRCA, MCA and CSI.

Principals of S-5 have won lifetime memberships with metal roofing trade groups, and numerous awards for industry contributions including 100+ technical writings, training curricula and standards development. Their research, lectures and papers have been translated into 8 different languages and won esteemed recognition from ASTM, UW-Madison and CSI.

As PV industry advocates, S-5 team members chair the SEIA Mounting Systems Mfg Committee and MBMA/ UL Non-Combustibles Working Group, improving metal roof/PV construction code and standard. They serve on 6 UL 1703/UL 2703 task groups and the Standard Technical Panel. S-5 has worked extensively with other countries such as Australia (Univ Adelaide), Germany (Univ KIT, DIBt), and the UK (MCS 012 Mounting Mfrs). They have also worked with CEIR/ NRCA, and AHJ’s such as DSA, LA Co/City, and Miami Dade to educate users on the proper marriage of PV to metal roofing while preserving roof integrity.

In 1992, S-5! filed its first patent for ground-breaking, non-invasive methods to affordably mount ancillaries to standing seam metal roofs. S-5! is now known worldwide and been awarded 50+ patents for its many innovations. Its products have been installed on 1.9 million roofs and such structures as the Gemini Observatory and World HQ’s of IBM, Apple, Google and NATO.

What makes S-5! different is sticking to our core competencies. We know metal roofs! Rather than re-invent solutions for other roof types, we consistently offer the best, time-proven solutions in the world for metal roofs.